Early Colorado County Citizens

The following is an article which appeared in the Colorado Citizen on Thursday, June 22, 1876:

Editor Citizen:

I have for sometime been trying to get a list of the eldest white males living in this county, but not having time to finish, I concluded to let you have it as it is. When I commenced this, several persons from different parts of the county promised to send me lists, but I have failed to get a list from any of them. I know of several of our oldest men in the county but have not been able to find out their exact ages and the time they came to the State. I have failed to get lists from Eagle Lake, Weimar, Content and Oakland, where I know some of our oldest citizens live. I have also taken a few of our oldest ladies in the county and I will give you the number and average age and the average years they have been in the State, but will not give you their names, as some of them may want to marry again and I would not want their ages exposed. I have only taken the ages of 31 , whose ages aveage 68 years, and in Texas average 31 years, 4 months and 6 days. I know of several other very old ladies who are heathy and active. I have not taken any ladies' names or ages who did not reach over 59 years, several reach over 80 years. The names of the list of white males are from 50 years up, and their ages average 60 years, 11 4-10 days, (sic) and in Texas average 26 years, 3 months and 7 1/2 days. I have been some months in getting up this list, and in consequence two of the names appearing on my list who have died, but as you have already published one of their names in publishing the town list, I have concluded not to take their names off as I had their ages averaged among the rest. I intend to hand this to the county Clerk and let him examine it and get his certificate to it. I want you to publish the list as several of my friends have requested me to give them lists of the old men in the County:

A DUNLAVY.

The format used for the table is: Name -- Age, Came to Texas

Arnold, John -- 52, 1849

Anderson, J. W. -- 67, 1853

Archer, P. W. -- 56, 1872

Abell, J. C. -- 65, 1837

Aschenbeck, C. -- 58, 1846

Binkley, J. N. -- 50, 1859

Beck, M. -- 62, 1851

Breeding, G. W. -- 55, 1833

Bowers, J. H. -- 58, 1836

Byers, B. -- 54, 1850

Burger, T. H. -- 52, 1866

Bahm, G.-- 65, 1852

Bredegam, H. -- 54 1850

Baker, F. -- 61, 1852

Burckenhof, G. -- 53, 1847*

Bruedigam, C. -- 58, 1848

Brockman, C, -- 54, 1856

Brooks, W. -- 74, 1855

Borden, J. C. -- 60, 1831

Bisher, H. -- 61, 1845

Burford, F. M. -- 52, 1852

Bennet, H. W. -- 61, 1851

Besch, F. -- 78, 1846

Brune, L. -- 60, 1842

Brode, Jacob -- 53, 1845

Burttschell, F. -- 54, 1850

Barton, Henry -- 56, 1848

Braden, John, Sr.-- 55, 1845

Braden, Anton, Sr. -- 66, 1845

Braden, Andreas, Sr. -- 69, 1848

Braden, Adam, Sr. -- 60, 1845

Batcholer, N. W. -- 55, 1871

Bengle, Phil -- 78, 1833`

Coolgrove, C. C. -- 51, 1847`

Caldwell, F. E. -- 60, 1856

Coble, H. -- 70, 1856

Clober, Jacob -- 72, 1848

Carlton, James -- 78, 1952

Collins, P. E. -- 50, 1874

Cooper, D.-- 61, 1836

Carney, Mr. -- 78, 1854

Clapp, Eli -- 60, 1836

Coats, C.-- 54, 1851

Carter, John -- 60, 1852

Dahas, John -- 60, 1849

Dunlavy, A. -- 57, 1833

Dungan, Joe -- 55, 1851

Daniel, W. B.-- 53, 1859

Daniel, E. -- 76, 1857

Dewees, W. B. -- 77, 1822

Delany, W. S. -- 50, 1860

Delany, S. D. -- 59, 1876

Daniel, J. R. -- 50, 1857

Darden, W. J. -- 50, 1846

Damkin, E. -- 76, 1845

Dick, R -- 58, 1850

Danish, Robert -- 62, 1850

David, Wm. -- 76, 1837

Draub, F. -- 56, 1845

Dittmar, H. P. -- 63, 1850

Darland, W. -- 60, 1871

Emmel, J. -- 75, 1847

Elberfeldt, H. -- 62, 1850

Estes, D. M. -- 60, 1835

Fritz, C. -- 58, 1860

Folts, J. C. -- 53, 1852

Feinkhaus, F. -- 76. 1855

Frels, G. -- 53, 1846

Finney, C. -- 53, 1858

Fitzgerald, A.-- 54, 1837

Fry, Peter -- 70, 1848

Folts, A. J. -- 55, 1850

Fusher, F. -- 58, 1846

Garner, T. H. -- 78, 1853

Gloger, A. V. Sr. -- 65, 1871

Gillmore, J. D. -- 52, 1857

Grappo, G. -- 55, 1853

Grunder, Jno. -- 55, 1857

Garret, Mr. -- 60, 1858

Garret, P. M. -- 70, 1859

Griffitts, A. A. -- 52, 1854

Goodman, W. -- 72, 1851

Goedke, Wm. -- 58, 1847

Geistman, A. -- 62, 1852

Goedke, H. -- 63, 1847

George, H. -- 59, 1845

Graves, D. -- 55, 1849

Gunder, John -- 53, 1850

Halyard, G. B. -- 71, 1837

Harde, T. --55, 1845

Hunt, W. G. -- 62, 1831

Holt, J. J. -- 58, 1859

Hagerman, M. -- 70, 1851

Hilge, John -- 55, 1854

Hastet, John -- 58, 1846

Harvey, M. -- 54, 1875

Heinsohn, Wm. -- 62, 1850

Heinsohn, G. -- 55, 1847

Hanikie, F. -- 62, 1830

Hoover, J. -- 61, 1852

Hunt, A. C. -- 53, 1830

Hanikie, J. -- 51, 1849

Hanikie, H. -- 56, 1849

Horning, H. -- 60, 1853

Hinks, T. W. -- 72, 1849

Heller, H. -- 65, 1850

Halfman, B. H. -- 68, 1848

Hebron, Mr. -- 60, 1872

Halfman, H. -- 52, 1850

Himlley, A. -- 61, 1849

Howland, E. P. -- 62, 1839

Harbert, S. -- 66, 1854

Hays, J. L. -- 58, 1872

Ijams, B. G.-- 73, 1835

Insall, T.-- 70, 1856

Jones, C. C. -- 70, 1856

Jordt, C. -- 56, 1836

Jeralds, H. -- 62, 1868

Jones, A.-- 81, 1851

Johnston, D. -- 50, 1858

Kale, Jacob -- 55, 1852

Kantzer, F.-- 63, 1868

Kulow, H. -- 57, 1846

Kier, T. -- 55, 1867

Kirckhoffer, Christ -- 54, 1858

Haufman, P. -- 56, 1870

Kolb, Thos. -- 65, 1872

King, A. -- 50, 1850

Kaler, John -- 62, 1850

Kesler, C.-- 67, 1838

Kale, Peter --60, 1839

Laake, M. -- 53, 1850

Leeds, S.-- 55, 1870

Lesicah, M.-- 55, 1854

Lanier, Wm. -- 61, 1873

Lanier, L. B. -- 50, 1873

Learmann, H. A. -- 55, 1851

Lutzman, L. -- 52, 1849

Lowery, A. P. -- 67, 1869

Larkey, A. -- 58, 1852

McDowell, M. -- 65, 1859

Meyer, C. -- 70, 1845

Miller, Wm. -- 55. 1845

Miller, H. -- 53, 1845

McNeil, W. A. J. -- 50, 1867

Muckelroy, M.-- 68, 1840

McMillen, J. -- 51, 1840

Morgan, R. G. -- 71, 1845

Miller, Chas. -- 52, 1845

Maret, G. S. -- 62, 1872

McCormick, W. B. -- 56, 1858

Meyer, L. --55, 1853

Meyer, Wm. -- 62, 1846

Miller, F. -- 56, 1844

McNeil, A. -- 72, 1836

Marcey, S. G. -- 61, 1844

Minter, E. -- 67, 1850

Mackey, J. -- 60, 1831

Nave, A. J. -- 50, 1852

Newkirk, R. -- 61, 1866

Neuhaus, Mr. -- 62, 1852

Neuhaus, William -- 70, 1852

Neuhaus, B. -- 65, 1852

Obenchain, H. S. -- 63, 1859

Ordner, J. -- 54, 1845

Obenhaus, A.-- 62, 1843

Obrecht, Geo. -- 85, 1845

Prause, Arnold -- 65, 1854

Peankcheck, F. -- 60, 1855

Perry, G. L. -- 51, 1841

Payne, Joe -- 51, 1847

Powell, J. R. -- 64, 1851

Piinchback, John -- 62, 1836

Pilger, Martin -- 60, 1846

Rosenfield, J. -- 61, 1848

Rhodes, G. -- 56, 1869

Reid, Mr.-- 61, 1873

Railey, John -- 80, 1831

Rintle, A. -- 53, 1849

Robinson, T. -- 53, 1849

Robertson, J. W. -- 54, 1849

Rollusson, T. H. -- 52, 1831

Ratcliff, R. R. -- 58, 1870

Rheiter, John-- 55, 1854

Reichard, C. -- 58, 1849

Runtle, Anton -- 56, 1848

Ranthom, R. -- 60, 1852

Rohn, P.-- 52, 1853

Robertson, H. -- 60, 1858

Rabe, Mr.-- 60, 1850

Scates, W. B. -- 73, 1833

Schulman, W. -- 50, 1851

Schmidt, C. -- 59, 1851

Simpson, J. H. -- 57, 1862

Sherrill, A. -- 66, 1835

Stepple, A. -- 70, 1852

Schultz, F. G. -- 56, 1846

Smith, M.-- 54, 1851

Schilknich, A.-- 65, 1845

Stolge, R. -- 61, 1845

Schmiedekamp, H.-- 50, 1849

Stapleton, J. -- 50, 1838

Stock, A. -- 52, 1850

Schmidt, H. -- 65, 1850

Schmidt, J. -- 52, 1850

Schuterlie, M. -- 55, 1840

Stuart, W. M. -- 54, 1847

Stuart, A. E. -- 52, 1848

Suggs, J. S. -- 56, 1840

Towel, I. -- 64, 1864

Thomas, C. W. -- 60, 1840

Theden, C. -- 50, 1852

Trainer, T. -- 63, 1866

Tooke, D. -- 57, 1852

Thulemeyer, S. -- 54, 1846

Toliver, J. -- 68, 1838

Townsend, A. -- 81, 1841

Tait, C. W. -- 61, 1844

Thompson, J. W. -- 53, 1860

Tallant, P. -- 65, 1860

Tehaust, J. -- 60, 1855

Taylor, J. L. -- 50, 1851

Tooke, I. -- 58, 1837

Tooke, John -- 62, 1847

Turner, G. S. -- 52, 1845

Voss, J. -- 51, 1859

Wittington, J. C. -- 54, 1854

Whitfield, E. P. -- 58, 1846

Wallace, J. W. E. -- 79, 1830

Wirtz, A. S. -- 54, 1854

Weigel, J. -- 76, 1839

Wenkleman, W. -- 53, 1850

Walton, G. S. --54, 1852

Weishuhn, Ed.-- 52, 1849

Weishuhn, Ernst --50, 1840

Weichman, E. J. -- 63, 1846

Wilberg, J. -- 55, 1850

Wintle, Peter --54, 1845

Wintle, John -- 59, 1853

Wintle, Frank -- 55, 1853

Walker, W. W. -- 54, 1852

Walker, M. D. -- 64, 1854

Walker, S. B. -- 59, 1850

Winfree, Chas. -- 83, 1833

Wilder, B. -- 63, 1851

York, C. -- 51, 1851

Yancy, Wm. --64, 1851

Yockle, John -- 54, 1854

Zweigel, John -- 57, 1847

THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF COLORADO

This is to certify that the above and foregoing list of names are citzens of Colorado County, that said list is a correct statement of the ages of said parties and the length of time they have lived in the State and this county to the best of my believe (sic) and upon the statement of A, Dunlavy and others.

(Seal)

Witness, my hand and the seal of my office, at office in the city of Columbus, this the 17th day of June, 1876.